>Out of those three I've only seen Crouching Tiger, but I'm
>tempted to extend this to foreign films in general. It's as if
>when they come out people say "Hey! You gotta watch this!
>Nobody is doing stuff like this in America! It's real
>innovative!" and everybody loves it when it first comes out,
>but then when we're discussing legacy/best of the
>decade/all-time lists it's tough for some people to place them
>(myself included). Maybe award shows and such have ingrained
>in us that these are great FOREIGN films, not simply great
>films, so we can't think of them outside of that category.
>This doesn't apply to everybody mind you, and I don't blame
>PTP artsy fartsies, but I personally just expect more love for
>these films at the end of the decade or on all-time lists than
>they get.
>
>I've actually thought this about Pan's Labyrinth for a while.
>I personally didn't connect with the film, but for the hype it
>got when it came out I would've expected it to be on more end
>of decade lists, or maybe just higher on the lists it was on .
>It didn't seem like Let the Right One In (one of my favorites
>of the decade) was included on any, and that film was
>fantastic. But Crouching Tiger probably took the biggest drop,
>it's barely even mentioned today. To a degree I think it's
>tougher for films that come out at the beginning of the
>decade, but I still would've expected more love.


FOR THE LOVE OF GOOOOOOD, GIMME A HUG, WHITEBOY


You in the Bean??? COME HAVE A BEEEER WITH a NIGGA so
I can give you a HUUUUUGGGGGG



(sike, naw, but you basically understood my exact
point)




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